Optimizing milpa agrosystems with beneficial microbes and their ecological interactions: a review
Abstract Ensuring food security through sustainable systems remains a key goal for the agricultural sector. However, poor crop management practices in recent decades have caused significant ecological harm, evidenced by climate change impacts, soil degradation, and water scarcity. Biotic and abiotic...
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| author | Blanca Rojas-Sánchez Sergio de los Santos-Villalobos Juan J. Valdez Alarcón Ana T. Chávez-Bárcenas Ma. del Carmen Orozco-Mosqueda Gustavo Santoyo |
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| description | Abstract Ensuring food security through sustainable systems remains a key goal for the agricultural sector. However, poor crop management practices in recent decades have caused significant ecological harm, evidenced by climate change impacts, soil degradation, and water scarcity. Biotic and abiotic stresses during crop development further reduce yield and quality. Reviving traditional farming practices, such as the milpa system, offers a solution to boost production sustainably while repairing past damage. This comprehensive polyculture system centers on maize, intercropped with beans, squash, chili, fava beans, and other crops. Ecologically, milpas enhance biodiversity, improve soil physicochemical properties, and mitigate environmental harm through beneficial interactions among plants, insects, and microorganisms. This work examines these interactions, with a focus on the role of beneficial microorganisms in reversing environmental damage and revitalizing milpa systems. Adopting these tools can strengthen traditional practices, promoting sustainability and ensuring food security. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-8b7ea7bf8fed4d47864d92768712a34c2025-02-02T12:36:45ZengSpringerDiscover Applied Sciences3004-92612025-01-017211410.1007/s42452-025-06503-6Optimizing milpa agrosystems with beneficial microbes and their ecological interactions: a reviewBlanca Rojas-Sánchez0Sergio de los Santos-Villalobos1Juan J. Valdez Alarcón2Ana T. Chávez-Bárcenas3Ma. del Carmen Orozco-Mosqueda4Gustavo Santoyo5Universidad Michoacana de San Nicolas de HidalgoInstituto Tecnológico de SonoraUniversidad Michoacana de San Nicolas de HidalgoUniversidad Michoacana de San Nicolas de HidalgoTecnológico Nacional de México en CelayaUniversidad Michoacana de San Nicolas de HidalgoAbstract Ensuring food security through sustainable systems remains a key goal for the agricultural sector. However, poor crop management practices in recent decades have caused significant ecological harm, evidenced by climate change impacts, soil degradation, and water scarcity. Biotic and abiotic stresses during crop development further reduce yield and quality. Reviving traditional farming practices, such as the milpa system, offers a solution to boost production sustainably while repairing past damage. This comprehensive polyculture system centers on maize, intercropped with beans, squash, chili, fava beans, and other crops. Ecologically, milpas enhance biodiversity, improve soil physicochemical properties, and mitigate environmental harm through beneficial interactions among plants, insects, and microorganisms. This work examines these interactions, with a focus on the role of beneficial microorganisms in reversing environmental damage and revitalizing milpa systems. Adopting these tools can strengthen traditional practices, promoting sustainability and ensuring food security.https://doi.org/10.1007/s42452-025-06503-6Sustainable agriculturePlant growth-promoting microorganismsBiological controlIntercroppingAgroecology |
| spellingShingle | Blanca Rojas-Sánchez Sergio de los Santos-Villalobos Juan J. Valdez Alarcón Ana T. Chávez-Bárcenas Ma. del Carmen Orozco-Mosqueda Gustavo Santoyo Optimizing milpa agrosystems with beneficial microbes and their ecological interactions: a review Discover Applied Sciences Sustainable agriculture Plant growth-promoting microorganisms Biological control Intercropping Agroecology |
| title | Optimizing milpa agrosystems with beneficial microbes and their ecological interactions: a review |
| title_full | Optimizing milpa agrosystems with beneficial microbes and their ecological interactions: a review |
| title_fullStr | Optimizing milpa agrosystems with beneficial microbes and their ecological interactions: a review |
| title_full_unstemmed | Optimizing milpa agrosystems with beneficial microbes and their ecological interactions: a review |
| title_short | Optimizing milpa agrosystems with beneficial microbes and their ecological interactions: a review |
| title_sort | optimizing milpa agrosystems with beneficial microbes and their ecological interactions a review |
| topic | Sustainable agriculture Plant growth-promoting microorganisms Biological control Intercropping Agroecology |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1007/s42452-025-06503-6 |
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